江西省20xx届高三下学期第三次模拟考试英语试题word版缺答案

江西省20xx届高三下学期第三次模拟考试英语试题word版缺答案内容摘要：

an with Alex. Alex was a oneyearold African grey parrot and Irene taught him to produce the sounds of the English language. ―I thought if he learned to municate, I could ask him questions about how he sees the world.‖ At the time, most scientists didn’t believe animals had any thoughts. They thought animals were more like robots but didn’t have the ability to think or feel. Of course, if you own a pet you probably disagree. But it is the job of a scientist to prove this and nowadays more scientists accept that animals can think for themselves. ―That’s why I started my studies with Alex,‖ Irene said, ―Some people actually called me crazy for trying this.‖ Nowadays, we have more and more evidence that animals have all sorts of mental abilities. Sheep can recognize faces. Chimpanzees use a variety of tools and even use weapons to hunt. And Alex the parrot became a very good talker. Thirty years after the Alex studies began, Irene was still giving him English lessons up until his recent death. For example, if Alex was hungry he could say ―want grape‖. Alex could count to six and was learning the sounds for seven and eight. ―He has to hear the words over and over before he can correctly say them.‖ Irene said, after pronouncing ―seven‖ for Alex a few times in a row. Alex could also tell the difference between colors, shapes, sizes, and materials (. wood and metal). Before he finally died, Alex managed to say ―seven‖. Another famous pet that proved some animals have greater mental skills was a dog called Rico. He appeared on a German TV game show in 2020. Rico knew the names of 200 different toys and easily learned the names of new ones. When Rico became famous, many other dog owners wanted to show how clever their pets were. Another dog called Betsy could understand 300 words. One theory for dogs’ ability to learn a language is that they have been close panions to humans for many centuries and so their ability to understand us is constantly evolving (进化 ). While animals can’t do what humans do yet, some scientists believe that examples like Alex and Rico prove that evolution develops intelligence, as well as physical appearance. 28. Irene wanted to find out ________. A. what a parrot thinks B. why a parrot can speak C. how parrots make sounds D. if parrots speak English 29. Alex learnt new words by ________. A. singing them B. reading them C. writing them D. rehearing them 30. The two dogs mentioned in the article could ________. A. understand some words B. recognize strange voices C. copy human gestures D. tell different colors 31. The article concludes that ________. A. our pets understand what we say B. dogs may speak to humans one day C. humans are related to chimpanzees D. mental ability can evolve in animals D As we grow old, we realize that we have so little time to read and there are so many great books that we’ve yet to get around to. Yet rereaders are everywhere around us. For certain fans, rereading The Lord of the Rings is a conventional practice annually. One friend told me that Jane Austen’s Emma can still surprise him, despite his having read it over 50 times. New sudden clear understandings can be gained from the process of rereading. Journalist Rebacca Mead, a longtime Englishwoman in New York, first came across Gee Eliot’s Middlemarch at 17. Since then, she has read it again every five years. With each rereading, it has opened up further。 in each chapter of her life, it has resonated (引 起共鸣 ) differently. Mead evidenced the large number of ways in which really good books not only stand the test of repeat reads, but also offer fresh gifts each time we crack their spines. These kinds of books grow with us. Scientists have also recognized the mental health benefits of rereading. Research conducted with readers in the US found that on our first reading, we are concerned with the ―what‖ and the ―why‖. Second time round, we’re able to better appreciate the emotions that the plot continues to express. As researcher Cristel Russell of the American University explained, returning to a book ―brings new or renewed appreciation of both the great book and its readers.‖ It’s true that we often find former selves on the pages of old books (if we’re fond of making notes on the pages). These texts can carry us back to a time and place, and remind us of the kind of person that we were then. We’re changed not only by lived experience but also by read experience – by the books that we’ve discovered since last reading the one in our hand. More so than the movie director or the musician, the writer calls upon our imaginations, using words to lead us to picture this declaration of love or that unfaithfulness in life. A book is a joint project between writers and readers, and we must pour so much of ourselves into reading that our own life story can bee connected with the story in the book. Perhaps what’s really strange is that we don’t reread more often. After a。